to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
more than friends, less than lovers
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
all night; throughout the night
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
home; household; family; hearth
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance